The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-03-23


1 ing the reular' meetings of such board
the amount go allowed to be in fil
payment for mileage and diem Will,
engaged in the service provided for by
this section; and such commissioner
shall at next meeting of the board file 1
written report of such inspection.
The county commissioners ofthe sever
al counties shall provide suitable book
and have recorded therein a description
showing the date of laying out, the widtl
length and termini of all county roads
now or hereafter established in thei
county.
Nothing in this act, shall be SO con
strncted as to preven. any board of county
commissioners from making and award
ing contracts for the grading or reparin.
of rcads, the construction or repairing o
bridges, on county roads, at any tim,
when in their judgment such work cal
be done cheaper and better than by 1
supervisor.
Nor shall anything in this act be st
construed as to interfere with the col
lection or disbursement of any road ia,
within any incorporated town or city
where, by law, a road tax is collected.
The board of county commissioners
shall at their regular meeting in March
after having received a sum sufficient t.
pay all outstanding indebtedness, and
such further sums as in their judgement
may be needed forspeeial purposes, from
the general road fund and apportion the
remainder among the several road dis
tricts of their county, equitably, having
reference to the condition of the high
ways in the the several districts.
When any petition shall be presented
for the action of the county commission
ers for the laying out, alteration or
vacating of any county road, it shall be
accompanied by satisfactory proof that
notice has been given by advertisement
posted on the front door Of the county
clerk s office and also in three public place
in the vicinity of said road or proposed
road, thirty days previous to the pres
entation of said petition to the county
commissioners, proof of the posting of
said notices, giving time and place, shall
be made by affidavit. which shall be
filed with said petition.
1t shall be the duty of the board of
county commissioner, of any county in
this territory to appoint board, consist
ing of three householders of the county
to view and mark out the road prayed
for in the petition, and to fix time for
such view and to cause notices to he
posted in three of the most public places
along the proposed new road, at least
FIVE days previous to the day fixed for
the view thereof, giving parties interest
notice that at the time fixed by the
board of county commissioners the
viewers so appointed will meet at the
point designated in the petition as the
starting point of such road, TO attend to
their duties as viewers. Proof of such
notice shall be made by affidavit and
filed in the Office of the county clerk.
The county clerk issues warrant
directly to the viewers appointed, setting
forth their appointment, and requiring
them to meet at the time and place
named by the board of county commits
sioners, and to proceed to view and mark
out such road, to assess the damages and
benefits accruing 10 the owner or owners
of any Of the lands over which the same
may pass by reason of the alteration,
widening, changing or location thereof.
and the probable cost of opening such
road for travel.
The sheriff, constable, or any other
person of the proper county, shall serve
warrants mentioned in the preceding
section by delivering copy to each of
the viewers named therein, and the
original shall be returned to the county
clerk with endorsement of service there.
on.
ANY person appointed road viewer
shall be required to take an oath, or
affirmation, faithfully and impartially to
discharged the viewer of the road reci.
ted in the petition, according to law.
Provided that in all cases, where an oath
or affirmation is required to be taken un-
der the provisions of this article, the
same may be administrated by one of the
viewers who has been previously sworn.
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